STREET LIGHT AUDIT BEGINS DOWNTOWN

A company hired by the city has begun taking inventory of downtown street lights. It's the first step in the city's plan to buy all street lights from Northeast Utilities.

The city council earlier this year approved plans for the city to buy the street lights, pay a reduced electrical rate and contract with Turri Electric of Torrington for maintenance.

The first step, however, is figuring out just how many street lights there are in Torrington. Henkels & McCoy has been hired to conduct the street light audit, which began this week in the downtown area. Workers will not only count the street lights, but determine the kind of fixture each light contains.

The street light audit work will also be done in other sections of the city.